The document provides instructions for a lab assignment involving analysis of 7 ethical case studies related to patients' healthcare situations. Students are asked to choose one case study, detail the health assessment information needed to diagnose the patient, explain how they would respond as an advanced practice nurse using evidence-based guidelines and ethics, and justify their response with 3 references. The case studies involve issues like mandatory vaccines, end-of-life care, access to medications, minors receiving medical care without full consent, and religious objections to treatment.

1. Assignment: Lab Assignment: Ethical Concerns
Based on the scenarios provided:Select one scenario, and reflect on the material presented
throughout this course.What necessary information would need to be obtained about the
patient through health assessments and diagnostic tests?Consider how you would respond
as an advanced practice nurse. Review evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical
considerations applicable to the scenarios you selected.The Lab AssignmentWrite a detailed
one-page narrative (not a formal paper) explaining the health assessment information
required for a diagnosis of your selected patient (include the scenario number). Explain
how you would respond to the scenario as an advanced practice nurse using evidence-based
practice guidelines and applying ethical considerations. Justify your response using at least
three different references from current evidence-based literature.pick one out of the
scenario and write on:Please follow assignment instructions and you may pick one of the
following ethical case studies:CASE STUDY 1 The parents of a 5-year-old boy have
accompanied their son for his required physical examination before starting kindergarten.
His parents are opposed to him receiving any vaccines. CASE STUDY 2 A 49-year-old woman
with advanced stage cancer has been admitted to the emergency room with cardiac arrest.
Her husband and one of her children accompanied the ambulance.CASE STUDY 3 A 27-year-
old man with Crohn’s disease has been admitted to the emergency room with an extreme
flare-up of his condition. He explains that he has not been able to afford his medications for
the last few months and is concerned about the costs he may incur for treatment CASE
STUDY 4 A single mother has accompanied her two daughters, aged 15 and 13, to a
women’s health clinic and has requested that the girls receive a pelvic examination and be
put on birth control. The girls have consented to the exam but seem unsettled. CASE STUDY
5 A 17-year-old boy has come in for a check-up after a head injury during a football game.
He has indicated that he would like to be able to play in the next game, which is in 3
days.CASE STUDY 6 A 12-year-old girl has come in for a routine check-up and has not yet
received the HPV vaccine. Her family is very religious and believes that the vaccine would
encourage premarital sexual activity. CASE STUDY 7 A 57-year-old man who was diagnosed
with motor neuron disease 2 years ago is experiencing a rapid decline in his condition. He
prefers to be admitted to the in-patient unit at a hospice to receive end-of-life care, but his
wife wants him to remain at home. Rubric:Write a detailed 1-page narrative (not a formal
paper) addressing the following:· Explain the health assessment information required for a
diagnosis of your selected patient (include the scenario number). Explain how you would
respond to the scenario as an advanced practice nurse using evidence-based practice

2. guidelines and applying ethical considerations. Justify your response using at least three
different references from current evidence-based literature. Written Expression and
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support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences
are carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear
and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction are provided that delineate all
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indentations, page numbers, running heads, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference
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